Trinitrotoluene (/ˌtraɪˌnaɪtroʊˈtɒljuiːn/), more commonly known as TNT (and more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, and by its preferred IUPAC name 2-methyl-1...

Look up TNT, trinitrotoluene, or trinitrotoluol in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. TNT is trinitrotoluene, an explosive chemical compound. TNT or TnT...

sense of metric ton of uranium (1,000 kg [2,200 lb]). The tonne of trinitrotoluene (TNT) is used as a proxy for energy, usually of explosions (TNT is...

Other explosives are often referred to or confused with dynamite: Trinitrotoluene (TNT) is often assumed to be the same as (or confused for) dynamite...

were mixtures of several common components: Ammonium picrate TNT (Trinitrotoluene) PETN (Pentaerythritol tetranitrate) RDX Powdered aluminium. This is...

discovered trinitrotoluene in 1863, but the compound's use as an explosive was not developed until later. Wilbrand obtained trinitrotoluene or TNT by the...

designed to fit inside a suitcase. 1950s Thermometric bomb Time bomb Trinitrotoluene Commonly known as TNT 1863 Julius Wilbrand Germany Unguided bomb MOAB...

is a liquid and highly unstable, it was replaced by nitrocellulose, trinitrotoluene (TNT) in 1863, smokeless powder, dynamite in 1867 and gelignite (the...

the megaton (the energy released by detonating one million tons of trinitrotoluene, TNT) and the electronvolt. To reduce the incidence of retail fraud...

(50% TNT + 50% AN) 1.50 6,290 0.91 Nitroguanidine 1.32 6,750 0.95 Trinitrotoluene (TNT) 1.60 6,900 1.00 Hexanitrostilbene (HNS) 1.70 7,080 1.05 Nitrourea...

of synthesis of many common explosives, such as nitroglycerin and trinitrotoluene (TNT). As very many less stable byproducts are possible, these reactions...

a large amount of glass spheres closed with a cork and sealed with trinitrotoluene (TNT). Later N-ethylcarbazole was added. Depending on the caliber,...

which became increasingly the case at long range. Germany had adopted trinitrotoluene (TNT) as the explosive filler for artillery shells in 1902, while the...

isomers of chlorotoluene. Nitration of toluene gives mono-, di-, and trinitrotoluene, all of which are widely used. Dinitrotoluene is the precursor to toluene...

Minnesota, USA Druk Nyamrup Tshogpa, a political party in Bhutan Trinitrotoluene (TNT), an explosive chemical compound This disambiguation page lists...

a fairly substantial shock, though it remains more sensitive than trinitrotoluene and C-4. The detonation velocity of ammonal is approximately 4,400...

rat, oral 980 mg/kg 0.98 Methanol (CH3OH) human, oral 810 mg/kg 0.81 Trinitrotoluene (TNT) rat, oral 790 mg/kg 0.790 Arsenic (As) rat, oral 763 mg/kg 0...

was built in 1941 as a production facility for nitrocellulose (NC), trinitrotoluene (TNT), dinitrotoluene (DNT), tetryl, and single-base smokeless powder...

latter correct term. Early values for the explosive energy released by trinitrotoluene (TNT) ranged from 900 to 1100 calories per gram. In order to standardise...

Composition B (Comp B), also known as Hexotol and Hexolite (among others), is a high explosive consisting of castable mixtures of RDX and TNT. It is used...

Republic of Yemen 1948-1989. Helion and Company. ISBN 978-1-80451-524-2. Trinitrotoluene Filling (TNT) F-1 grenade (Russian) Soviet hand grenade F-1 (Russian)...

Company and Hercules, had several decades of experience of manufacturing trinitrotoluene (TNT) and had no wish to experiment with new explosives. US Army Ordnance...

This pale yellow crystalline solid is well known as a precursor to trinitrotoluene (TNT) but is mainly produced as a precursor to toluene diisocyanate...

preferred guncotton. In 1863, the German chemical industry developed trinitrotoluene (TNT). This had the advantage that it was difficult to detonate, so...

an explosive yield roughly equal to that of 3 kilograms (6.6 lb) of trinitrotoluene (TNT). The solid rocket booster of the warhead was taken from the RPG-26...

components are easily obtainable. Generally, high explosives such as trinitrotoluene are not used, because these and the detonators that they require are...

mixtures with some liquid or molten aromatic nitro compounds, e.g. trinitrotoluene (TNT) or tetryl. Due to steric hindrance of the adjacent neopentyl-like...

Tritonal is a mixture of 80% TNT and 20% aluminium powder, used in several types of ordnance such as air-dropped bombs. The aluminium increases the total...

conversion of guanidine to nitroguanidine and the conversion of toluene to trinitrotoluene (TNT). Nitrations are, however, of wide importance virtually all aromatic...

Effective firing range 15–20 m (49–66 ft) Maximum firing range 30 m (98 ft) Filling Trinitrotoluene Filling weight 110 g (3.9 oz) Detonation mechanism 3.2 to 4.2 seconds...